Cost of living in Statesville, North Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,000 a month.
Statesville is a city in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $52,880 a year.
- People
- 29,894
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,000
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $52,880
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $248,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,429
- Iredell County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
Statesville, North Carolina has about 29,894 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $248,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Iredell County is $1,429 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Statesville. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, prices sit at 97.3 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
North Carolina taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Statesville's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical North Carolina home paid 15.16¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Statesville's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for North Carolina in the table we use.
Among 407 places we list in North Carolina with a rent figure, 206 have higher typical rent than Statesville.
Nearby places
- Troutman
Typical rent $1,292
Compare with Statesville - Stony PointCompare with Statesville
- Mooresville
Typical rent $1,626
Compare with Statesville - Lake Norman of Catawba
Typical rent $1,319
Compare with Statesville - Claremont
Typical rent $938
Compare with Statesville - Lake Norman of Iredell
Typical rent $1,327
Compare with Statesville - Mocksville
Typical rent $892
- Denver
Typical rent $869
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in North Carolina
Bigger places in North Carolina
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.